Back-to-School Icebreakers after Winter Break (for Middle School)
a 90-minute SEL lesson for middle school students returning after winter break, designed to re-engage students, rebuild classroom community, and transition back to an academic mindset
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Back-to-School Icebreakers After Winter Break - 3 Lesson Pack
a bundle of three complete 90-minute SEL/community-building lesson plans for reconnecting students after winter break, one each for elementary, middle school, and high school
Beginning of the School Year | Get to Know You SEL Activity
Build classroom community and social-emotional/communication skills at the start of the school year through a 'Boom Cube' get-to-know-you game.
Circle Time Question Cards
Introducing our Circle Time Question Cards, a valuable educational resource designed to foster meaningful conversations and enhance communication skills among children.
Conversation Cards - Would You Rather? Prompts + PowerPoint
There are 75 conversation cards within this download. They can be printed 4 per page in color or black/white. They may also be projected through the included PowerPoint .
Conversation Starters for SpEd, ELL, and Speech
Let's face it...it can be hard to encourage some children to share and talk in our whole group discussions, morning meetings and to share ideas on a topic!
Create an Original COAT OF ARM / FAMILY CREST
A creative-writing/social-studies activity where students design a personal coat of arms/family crest using heraldic symbolism to represent their own personality, values, and interests.
End of the Year Jenga
End of the Year Jenga: An Interacting Learning Resource End of the Year Jenga is an educational tool with a clear objective—fostering healthy communication among students while engaging them in fun learning activities.
End of the Year Social Media Activities
A set of end-of-year creative writing and reflection activities styled as paper versions of social media apps/posts (Facebook-style profile, Twitter-style post, Instagram-style vacation posts, etc.).
End of Year How Well Do You Know Your Teacher
Forty yes-or-no picture question cards ask what a class thinks it knows about their teacher — from "Do I have a pet?" to "Can I speak another language?" — with one question printed per page for display or use as a set of centers. A companion sheet numbers boxes 1 through 40 so each student can record a yes/no guess for every card before the teacher reveals the real answer. The one-question-per-page format needs no prep beyond printing, and every card follows the same short, predictable structure. It works as a whole-class guessing game, a morning-meeting routine spread across several days, or a one-sitting end-of-year icebreaker.
ESL/ELL Conversation Starters | Building Classroom Community
This is a set of 120 conversation starter cards for your ESL and ELL students. You can utilize this resource as a classroom community building activity .
First Days of 2nd Grade Flipbook
A 'first days of 2nd grade' flip-book activity where students record facts and feelings about starting the new school year.
First Week of School Grade 11 | No-Prep Worksheets
A five-day, no-prep back-to-school packet for 11th grade that blends Algebra 2 review with literacy, writing, collaboration, and community-building activities
Answers included
First Week of School Grade 12 | No-Prep Worksheets
A five-day, no-prep back-to-school packet for 12th grade (seniors) that blends Precalculus review with literacy, writing, collaboration, and post-graduation goal-setting activities
Answers included
Four Corners SEL Activity + 2 Emotions Crosswords
The download supplies two emotions crosswords with solutions and a separate link to the Four Corners slides. Preview the linked activity before teaching and review the feeling words students will use. The printable puzzles can also be selected for vocabulary practice.
Free download Free Never Have I Ever...Kids Game-Google Slides
Product Title: Free Never Have I Ever...Kids Game-Google Slides Engage your students with this dynamic and interactive classroom tool designed to stimulate social-emotional learning in a playful way.
French: Back to School Task Cards
The French: Back to School Task Cards resource is a great activity for back to school! There are 25 questions to be printed 4 per page. A recording sheet is included for students to play SCOOT.
Friendship Passport Booklet
The booklet combines an interest-matching bingo, acts of friendship, healthy relationship examples and conflict-resolution choices. Assemble it using the printing directions, then introduce one activity at a time. Invite discussion and personal examples without requiring students to share private conflicts.
Get to Know Me Board Games - EBOOK
Get to Know Me Board Games - EBOOK This teaching resource is a fun, interactive way to boost communication and connection among students from kindergarten up through grade 6.
Get to Know Your Neighbor | Back to School Unit Day 1
A Day 1 lesson plan for a back-to-school/first-week unit in which students think, share, and begin writing about their dream job while getting to know classmates.
Get-to-Know-You Emoji Pennant Banner - All About Me and My Family
Get-to-Know-You Emoji Pennant Banner - All About Me and My Family... Kick offff ;) the school year with a fun, creative activity that lets students express themselves!
Graduation Edition This or That Game
A graduation-themed 'this or that' discussion/voting game (PowerPoint slideshow) where students choose between two graduation- or future-related options on each slide, used as a class icebreaker or community-building activity.
Editable
Hickety Pickety Bumble Bee Song
Help young students learn classmates' names and practice turn-taking through a name song/chant, usable as a back-to-school or carpet-time activity.
Ice Breakers: Games to Get them Going #2: Social Interaction Activities
Ice Breakers: Games to Get them Going #2: Social Interaction Activities This is a highly valuable teaching resource specifically designed for educators.